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Longhorns football extends offer to four-star Texas native Blake Jenkins
While the Texas Longhorns are focused on winning a national title, they are also keeping an eye on the future. On Tuesday, they entered the recruiting battle for 2027 prospect Blake Jenkins. The talented cornerback has the potential to be an elite player and is now on the Longhorns' radar.
Arch Manning is back at Texas football practice after suffering a concussion in the Longhorns' win over Mississippi State.
Another week of NFL football has brought some milestones to some rookie Texas Longhorns but some surprisingly-poor results for a few others.
Texas football brought in Matthew Caldwell this offseason in search of experience behind Arch Manning at QB. Now, he could be asked to do more.
Notre Dame's best-case scenario is a 10-2 finish with ranked wins over USC and likely Navy, as long as the unbeaten Midshipmen handle North Texas this weekend. And, in Texas Tech's case, the Red Raiders need to win out and take the Big 12 to guarantee a spot in the playoff.
Texas overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Mississippi State 45-38 in overtime after Arch Manning was injured and Matthew Caldwell threw the winning touchdown pass.
This season, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia has emerged as one of college football's top quarterbacks. As Texas coach Steve Sarkisian put it Monday, "Obviously, the quarterback is the tip of the spear."